Philippe Calia b. 1985
Worsley II (Australia, 2018), from the ‘Dissolving The Earth’ series, 2021
Digital Chemigram, Inkjet print on Hahnemühle Metallic Paper
(HSN Code: 97020000)
(HSN Code: 97020000)
22 x 33 inches
Edition of 3 + 1 A/P
Copyright Philippe Calia 2021
The metallic and cyanotype prints presented here are based on satellite views of mining sites containing minerals essential to the formation of digital infrastructure. More specifically, it focuses on tailing...
The metallic and cyanotype prints presented here are based on satellite views of mining sites containing minerals essential to the formation of digital infrastructure. More specifically, it focuses on tailing ponds, where the waste generated from the extraction process of the ore is left behind.
Calia’s usage of pre-existing imagery is a response to the overabundance of images in our current environment. His preoccupation with converting the digital cloud to an analogue format was not an intuitive jump, but rather a dedicated effort to de-mystify its otherwise ethereal network resulting in a body of work that colourfully overlays the material on the digital, the dust on the pixel.
Calia’s usage of pre-existing imagery is a response to the overabundance of images in our current environment. His preoccupation with converting the digital cloud to an analogue format was not an intuitive jump, but rather a dedicated effort to de-mystify its otherwise ethereal network resulting in a body of work that colourfully overlays the material on the digital, the dust on the pixel.
